"When the Polish and German governments meet on Monday for annual political talks in Berlin the first since Friedrich Merz became chancellor the headlines are likely to be dominated by Ukraine. Amid growing US pressure for a peace deal with Russia, Warsaw and Berlin will want to send a signal of support for Kyiv and of unity between central Europe's largest, and militarily strongest, countries."
"Poles have become more self-assured, especially in relation to Germany as it has always been a reference point, says Dr Agnieszka ada-Konefa, vice-director of the German Institute of Polish Affairs, who co-leads a study of Polish-German relations. This year the study, which has tracked mutual sentiment for the past 25 years, showed a near record level of aversion on the Polish side, with only slightly more Poles having a positive view of Germans than negative."
Leaders of Poland and Germany will hold annual talks in Berlin with Ukraine expected to dominate public attention amid US pressure for a peace deal with Russia. Beneath public unity, bilateral ties are increasingly complicated as Poland no longer accepts a junior role and cites economic success since 1989 and avoidance of perceived German missteps on migration and Russia. A long-running study records near-record Polish aversion to Germans while German negative views of Poles are at a historic low. Years of anti-German rhetoric from the conservative-populist government and far-right attacks on the prime minister have fueled Polish mistrust.
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